Cliffords

61. RALPH⁵ BEAVERS (George⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 3 December 1781 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died 31 March 1863; married CHRISTIANNA DILTS; born 16 April 1786; died 3 March 1863.⁷²³

In 1850, Ralph and Christianna were living in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where Ralph was listed as a farmer.⁷²⁴ Also in household in 1850 was their married daughter Elizabeth Starker and her child Sarah C. Starker. Also in the household was Sherwood Beavers, born 22 May 1828 in New Jersey, died 10 July 1910 and his wife Keziah Shaw (Moore) Beavers, born 27 July 1828, died 28 January 1918 in New Jersey. This census item can be confusing, because Sherwood (full name Ebenezer Sherwood Beavers) was actually a son of Ralph and Christiana's daughter Naomi (Beavers) Byran. Sherwood chose to keep his mother's maiden name.⁷²⁵

 

Children of Ralph and Christianna (Dilts) Beavers:

+	288	i.	Harmon6 Beavers; born 22 February 1807; married [-?-].
+	289	ii.	Joseph Beavers; born 7 August 1809 in New Jersey; died 5 May 1881; married Margaret Stout.
	290	iii.	Naomi Beavers; born 2 June 1810; died 2 September 18??; married, 16 October 1831,726 John Bryan (also spelled Bryant); born 1805; died 30 December 1879. Their children: (1) Ebenezer Bryan, but went by his mother's maiden name, Beavers, see above (married Keziah Shaw Moore), (2) Christiana Bryan, (married Augustus Mettler), (3) Lydia S. Bryan (married Elias Walters), (4) Nancy Bryan (married, first, Henry C Agens; married, second, Samuel Blodgett), (5) Katherine Bryan (married Nelson Hyde), (6) Ralph B Bryan (married Rachel Walters), (7) Sophia Bryan (married George Bruner), (8) Jacob F. Bryan (a Civil War veteran of the Union Army, who died of his wounds received at Winchester, Virginia), (9) William P. Bryan (married Mary A. Boyd), (10) Joseph P. Bryan (married, first, Lizzie Boyd; married, second, Hannah Maria Cain), (11) Lizzie A. Bryan (married [-?-] Agnew), and (12) John A. Bryan (married Elizabeth Willcott).
	291	iv.	Elizabeth Beavers; born 7 or 17 November 1813; died 7 August 1902; married (first) Archibald Starker; born 8 November 1812; died 17 or 19 November 1867; married (second) John E. Tiger; born 25 October 1802; died 25 April 1871 (no issue); married (third) Richard Philhower (no issue). In 1850, Elizabeth and daughter Sarah C. Starker were living in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, with Elizabeth's parents.727 In 1880, Richard Philhower (head of household), and wife Elizabeth were living by themselves in High Bridge Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (dwelling 95, family 119, page 308C). Children of Archibald and Elizabeth (Beavers) Starker: (1) Louisa Starker (married, first, James Fritts, married, second, Nelson Roland), (2) Sarah Catherine Starker (married Smith Clark), (3) John Starker (married Elizabeth Force), (4) Joseph Starker, (5) Thisby Ann Starker; born 18 July 1832 in High Bridge, New Jersey; died 26 June 1918 in Iowa; married, first, Holloway Whitfield Struble, a Civil War veteran of the Union Army, who died of his wounds; married, second, March 1875, Benjamin Mowder; died 1920 in Iowa; children of Holloway and Thisby Ann Struble (all born in Clinton Township, New Jersey): (a) John Struble, born 1853; (b) Jacob Struble, born 1855; (c) Sarah Louisa Struble, born 11 March 1856; (d) Alfred Struble, born 1859; and Charolette Struble (information on Thisby Ann Starker and her family was generously provided by Grace Lillian Rosenberger Helms, whose grandmother was Sarah Louisa (Struble) Van Horn; (6) Mahala Starker (married John Swick).
	292	v.	Mary Beavers; born 1812; died 15 December 1834; married, 7 July 1832,728 Elijah Stout; born 1808; died 14 December 1894. They did not have children. After Mary died, Elijah married Mary Alpaugh.
	293	vi.	Catherine Beavers; born 19 October 1815; died February 1900; married, 9 April 1837,729 Jacob Dernberger Fritts; born 4 January 1808; died 6 August 1880. Jacob D. Fritts was a son of George C. and Anna Mary (Dernberger) Fritts. Jacob's sister Rachel Fritts married Peter A. Beavers (#62), who was a first cousin of Catherine (Beavers) Fritts. Children of Jacob and Catherine (Beavers) Fritts: (1) Sarah (Adaline) Fritts (married Noah Sharp Tiger), (2) Ralph Beavers Fritts (married Mary Jane Lair), (3) Isaiah Fritts (married Rachel Ann Stout), and (4) George Fritts ("December 31 [1867], by Rev. C. C. Winans, George Fritts of Clinton, to Mary E. Smith, of Bethlehem").730
	294	vii.	Mahala Beavers; born 29 November 1817; died 9 April 1885; married (first), 14 April 1838,731 William (James?) H. Plum; born 20 March 1817; died 28 May 1884; married, (second) Abe Cozatt (no issue); born 1822; died 1892; after Mahala died, Abe Cozatt married Margaret Ann Jones Fritts, widow of Ambrose Fritts (#304). In 1880, James Plum, wife Mahala and James's brother Charles Plum were living in High Bridge Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where James was enumerated as a farmer (page 17A, dwelling 153, family 185) Children of William (James?)  and first wife Mahala (Beavers) Plum: (1) Elizabeth Plum (married Abraham Banghart Fritts), (2) Christiana B. Plum (married George Stintsman), and (3) Joseph Plum.732

62. ANNA⁵ (NANCY) BEAVERS (George⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 17 September 1783; died 10 December 1861; married BENJAMIN FRITTS; born 5 or 11 November 1781; died 29 September 1861; buried in Old Spruce Run Lutheran Church Cemetery (Hunterdon County?, New Jersey).⁷³³

Benjamin was a son of Frederick Fritts (born 1759 in ?New Jersey) and Rachel (Steyments) Fritts (born in New Jersey, a daughter of Benjamin Casparus Steyments), and a grandson of Frederick Fritts (born 11 November 1732 in Germany, died 10 May 1816) and Cornelia (Jewell) Fritts.⁷³⁴ Benjamin had a sister, Margaret, who married Henry I. Hofman. Harold Sönn (see #1664) descends from these Fritts, and they are extensively treated in Sönn (1948), pages 62-78.

In 1850, Benjamin, enumerated as a farmer, and Anna were living in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁷³⁵ In 1880, Anna, widow, was living by herself and next door to her nephew George Beavers in Lebanon County, Hunterdon County.⁷³⁶

 

Children of Benjamin and Anna (Beavers) Fritts:⁷³⁷

+	295	i.	Elizabeth6 Fritts; born 5 February 1806; died 5 March 1874; married Michael Honness.
+	296	ii.	Sarah Ann Fritts; born 24 August 1807; died 19 October 1836; married James Beatty, Jr.
	297	iii.	Rachel Fritts; born 4 August 1809; died 13 January 1811.
	298	iv.	Samuel Fritts; born 13 April 1811 in New Jersey; died 13 August 1873; married Anna Banghart; born 25 August 1813 in New Jersey; died April 1901; no children. In 1870, Samuel and Anna were living in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (page 253), where Samuel was enumerated as a farmer. Also in the family in in 1870 was Abraham Beavers, born circa 1859 in New Jersey.
	299	v.	Margaret Fritts; born 24 March 1813; died 27 November 1862; married Henry V. Anderson. Their children: (1) Charles C. Anderson (married Elizabeth Bunn), (2) Abigail Ann Anderson (married, first, Nicholas L. Bilby; married, second, Jacob Force), (3) Daniel H. Anderson (married Helen Johnson), (4) Benjamin Anderson (married Caroline Bunn), (5) George Fritts Anderson (married Carie Marie Dye), (6) William Alexander Anderson (married Mrs. Alice Hontchens), and (7) Emaline Anderson (married James R. Ayres).
	300	vi.	Nathan Fritts (twin); born 25 May 1815; died 3 June 1833.
	301	vii.	Joseph Fritts (twin); born 25 May 1815; died 17 May 1834.
	302	viii.	Elias Fritts; born 26 May 1817; died 5 September 1863; married Ester Banghart; born 28 July 1820; died 26 March 1904. In 1850, Elias, Ester and family were living in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.738 Their children: (1) Samuel Fritts (married Malvina Apgar), (2) Edward Fritts (married, first, Lizzie Riddle; married, second, [-?-] Fitzgerald), (3) Andrew Fritts (married Sarah B. Martenis, (4) Benjamin Fritts (married Annabell Smith), and (5) Winfield Fritts.
	303	ix.	Abigail Fritts; born 19 September 1819; died 1909; married John Creveling. Their children: (1) George Creveling (married Jane Philhower), (2) Anna Creveling (married Silas Watters), (3) Adaline V. Creveling (married John Fritts), (4) Martha Beavers Creveling (married Fred W. Hammond), (5) Jane Creveling (married Stewart Sliker), (6) William Creveling (married Georgianna Hammond), (7) Benjamin Creveling (married Augusta Pace), (8) Emma J. C. Creveling, and (9) Arabelle Creveling.
	304	x.	Ambrose Fritts; born 17 or 18 October 1821; died 10 September 1880; married Margaret Ann Jones; born 27 December 1825; died 11 January 1903. Their children: (1) Jane Fritts (married David Conover), (2) Martha B. Fritts (married George F. Hummer), (3) Georgianna Fritts (married George Burrell), and (4) Mary Jones Fritts (married Horace Wood).
	305	xi.	George Fritts; born 17 October 1823; died 1859; married Lydia S. Martenis; born 1825; died 1901. Their children: (1) Albert Fritts (married Harriett Kugler), (2) Theodore Fritts (married Eliza Rittenhouse Kugler), and (3) Anna Elizabeth Fritts (married Elias Fritts). In 1850 George and family were living next door to George's parents, Benjamin and Ann Fritts, in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.739 Also in the household in 1850 was Emaline Martenis, born circa 1836.

64. JOSEPH⁵ BEAVERS (George⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 8 August 1787 (but see birth date of Joseph's sister Elizabeth); died 11 June 1845; married, 4 January 1812,⁷⁴⁰ NANCY COOK; born 18 May 1794; died 27 January 1875.⁷⁴¹ In 1850, Nancy was living with her son William C. Beaver and family in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

 

Children of Joseph and Nancy (Cook) Beavers:

	306	i.	Sarah6 Beavers.
	307	ii.	Mary Beavers.
	308	iii.	Elizabeth Cook Beavers; born circa 1812 in New Jersey; married 20 November 1831742 Henry Bruner/Brunner; born circa 1805 in New Jersey. The family lived in Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, where Henry was listed as a carpenter in 1850 (page 248) and 1860 (page 277). Children known from these federal censuses (all born in New Jersey): (1) Caroline Bruner, born circa 1832. (2) Jacob Bruner, born circa 1834. (3) Susan Bruner, born circa 1839. (4) Marshall Bruner, born circa 1840, married Melissa [—?—], born circa 1849 in Illinois. Marshall and family lived in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois in 1870 (page 119), where Marshall was enumerated as a carpenter, and in Chicago, Illinois in 1880 (listed as a corn traveler, page 63), 1900 (listed as a salesman, page 9B), and 1910 (listed as a scale builder, page 4A). Children of Marshall and Melissa known from the federal censuses (both born in Illinois): (i) Carrie Bruner, born circa 1873; and (ii) Maud B. Bruner, born circa 1876; married William Eden, born circa 1864 in Indiana. Maud and William lived in Chicago, Illinois, where William was a bank executive. Known child was William M. Eden, Jr., born circa 1904 in Illinois—by 1930, William, Jr., was living by himself in the Maryland Hotel, Chicago, where he was enumerated as a bank auditor (page 6A). In 1930, William, Sr., was also living by himself in the Maryland Hotel, still a banking executive. Maud in 1930 was living in Champaign, Illinois (page 7B). (5) David Bruner, born circa 1845. (6) Eliza Bruner, born circa 1849. (7) Alva Bruner, born circa 1851. (8) Jane Bruner, born circa 1855.
	309	iv.	William C. Beavers; born 18 November 1817; died 6 March 1860; married 20 May 1840743 Mary A. Banghart; born 19 December 1815; died 7 November 1884. In 1850, William (enumerated as a farmer), Mary and children (1) George Beavers, born circa 1841 in New Jersey, and (2) Abigail Beavers, born circa 1845 in New Jersey, were living in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey;744 also in the household in 1850 was William's mother, Nancy, as "Naney."
	310	v.	George Beavers; born 2 November 1821; died 16 July 1890; married Mary Banghart, a cousin of the Mary A. Banghart who married William C. Beavers. Mary was born 11 April 1823; died January 1896 or January 1906. In 1850 and 1880, George and family were living in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, where George was enumerated as a farmer in 1850 and a laborer in 1880.745 Their children reported in the 1850 and 1880 federal censuses (all born in New Jersey): (1) Martha Beavers, born circa 1843; (2) Eliza Beavers, born circa 1845; (3) Joseph Beavers, born circa 1847; (4) Jacob Beavers, born circa 1849; (5) Cassie (Katherine) Beavers, born circa 1853, listed as a milliner in 1880; (6) William Beavers, born circa 1855, listed as a laborer in 1880; (7) Abraham Beavers, born circa 1860; and (8) Laura Beavers, born circa 1865. Sönn (1948), page 81, also lists children (9) Sarah Beavers, born 1849; and (10) Nancy Beavers, born 1851. Living by herself and next door to George and Mary Beavers in 1880 was Anna Fritts, born circa 1784 in New Jersey.746 She would have been George's aunt, see #62.

65. MARY⁵ (POLLY) BEAVERS (George⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 22 May 1789; died 20 November 1871; she married, 24 August 1811, JOHN CARHART of Jefferson County, Virginia, on 24 August 1810;⁷⁴⁷ he was born 15 October 1786; died 21 March 1872 "at his late residence near Perryville."⁷⁴⁸ He was a son of Charles and Mary (Dunham) Carhart.⁷⁴⁹

In 1850, John, with real estate valued at $20,000, Mary and daughter Mary Carhart were living in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁷⁵⁰ In 1860, they were in Union Township (which was set off from Bethlehem Township in 1853), Hunterdon County.⁷⁵¹

 

Children of John and Mary (Beavers) Carhart:

+	311	i.	George6 Beavers Carhart; born 12 January 1812; died 17 March 1905; married Mary Elizabeth Rose.
	312	ii.	Charles Carhart; born 22 April 1813 in New Jersey; died 13 July 1885, near Perryville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey;752 married (first) "At Clinton on the 4th instant [4 May 1843] by the Rev. Albert Williams, Mr. Charles Carhart, of Bethlehem to Matilda, daughter of Mr. Adams Stiger of Clinton."753 Matilda Stiger was born 8 October 1814; died 22 July 1864. Charles Carhart married (second) Emily Mattison; born 23 October 1822 in New Jersey; died 22 July 1892 (no issue). In 1850, Charles, first wife Matilda and children Mary, George and Sarah were living in Bethlehem Township (probably a part that became Union Township), Hunterdon County. In 1860, Charles, Matilda and daughter, Mary E. Carhart, were living in Union Township, Hunterdon County New Jersey. In 1880, Charles and second wife Emily were in Union Township, Hunterdon County; in all censuses, Charles was listed as a farmer.754 Children of Charles and first wife Matilda (Stiger) Carhart: (1) Mary E. (Libby) Carhart, born circa 1843, married David Randolph Kenyon; (2) George B. Carhart (died young); (3) Sarah V. Carhart (died young); and (4) James D. Carhart (died young).
	313	iii.	James Dunham Carhart; born 2 May 1815; died 23 March 1879; married Sarah Virginia Curd. Their children were (1) James Duncan Carhart, Jr., married Fannie Rockwell; (2) William E. Carhart, married Augusta Richards; (3) Mary Louise Carhart, married Julius W. Lewis; and (4) Henry Brigham Carhart (married Emma Dorothea Albers.
	314	iv.	Martha B. Carhart; born 5 July 1818 in New Jersey; died 15 February 1905; married James Scott Kels; born 8 October 1816 in New Jersey; died 15 December 1872. In 1880, Martha, widow, was living with her married son William Kels and his family in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Children of James and Martha Kels: (1) Mary Catherine Kels, married Joseph Bird; (2) Georgianna Bills Kels, married Joseph Bird-I do not know the relation between this Joseph Bird and the Joseph Bird who married Georgianna's sister Mary Catherine; and (3) William Whitfield Kels, born circa 1848 in New Jersey, married Frances Arabella Aller (enumerated as Belle in 1880), born circa 1854 in New Jersey. In 1880, the family, including William's mother, Martha, was living in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.755 Children reported in the 1880 federal census (all born in New Jersey): Harvey (or Larry?) Kels, born circa 1876; and George Kels, born circa 1879.
	315	v.	William Beavers Carhart; born 22 October 1820. He would have been the William B. Carhart, born circa 1830 in New Jersey, who in 1880, as "uncle," was living in the household of his nephew William E. Carhart in Brooklyn, New York. As was his nephew, William was also listed as a grocer. No information on a family.
	316	vi.	Whitefield Dunham Carhart; born 23 January 1825; died 29 August 1873; married Mary E Rockafeller; born 28 February 1843; died 26 February 1897. In 1860, Whitfield (with $40,000 in real estate) and Mary (no children) were living two dwellings from Whitfield's parents.756 In 1880, Mary E., widow, was head of household in Union Township, Hunterdon County, with all children except John; also in the household was Mary's mother, Ester Rockefeller, born circa 1809 in New Jersey.757 Children of Whitfield and Mary (Rockafeller) Carhart (all born in New Jersey): (1) John B. Lamar Carhart (died in infancy), (2) William B. Carhart, born circa 1865, married Mary Alice Carnes; (3) James Dunham Carhart, born circa 1866, married Genevieve Acee; (4) George B. Carhart, born circa 1869, died August 1883 (see below); and (5) Whitfield D. Carhart (Jr.), born circa 1871, married Leila Price. From Hunterdon Democrat (Flemington, New Jersey), 14 August 1883:758 A Terrible Accident Last Saturday morning a 15-year-old son of the late Whitfield D. Carhart, deceased, living near High Bridge, attempted to climb upon a moving coal train on the Central Railroad. In so doing he slipped and fell upon the track, the train passing over his leg, mangling it in a horrible manner. The leg was amputated, and an earnest effort made to save the lad's life, but it was of no avail. On Sunday he died [name of the son not given, he would have been George B. Carhart].
	317	vii.	Elijah H. Carhart; born 11 August 1827 in New Jersey; died 22 March 1885 in Georgia. Apparently he did not marry. In 1880, Elijah, merchant, was living as a boarder in  Macon, Georgia. Another boarder was Elijah's nephew John C. Van Syckel (see next).759 From Hunterdon Democrat (Flemington, New Jersey), 31 March 1885:760 Mr. Elijah H. Carhart, who left the northern part of this county years ago to establish a business in Macon, Ga., died on Sunday, 22d inst., at that place of paralysis. He had been in failing health for several weeks, but his death was not so soon expected. His remains were brought to Clinton for burial by his business partner and nephew, Mr. J. [John] C. Van Syckle [his father, Sylvester, married Elijah's sister Mary E. Carhart], and Mr. W. [William] B. Carhart, a nephew in his employ. The funeral services took place at the residence of D. S. Van Syckel, his brother-in-law, on Thursday, and the remains were interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery. [A similar obituary in the Atlanta Constitution, 23 March 1885, reported Elijah started in the hardware business in Macon, Georgia in 1841.]
	318	vi.	Mary E. Carhart; born 17 July 1829 in New Jersey; died February 1917; married Sylvester Van Syckel; born 1826 in New Jersey; died 6 December 1906. In 1880, Sylvester, Mary and children William and Larmar were living in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where Sylvester was enumerated as a physician.761 Their children (all born in New Jersey): (1) John C. Van Syckel, born circa 1857, married Margaret Hemans Acee, a daughter of Fielding Wallace Acee, who was a Confederate officer from Georgia;762 as indicated above John C. was a business partner of his uncle Elijah Carhart in Georgia; (2) George Van Syckel; (3) Chester Van Syckel; (4) William Carhart Van Syckel, born circa 1863 married Eliza Waterman; and (5) Lamar Van Syckel, born circa 1867, married Marie Hiltz.

69. SAMUEL⁵ BEAVERS (George⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 19 September 1799; died 19 July 1858; married AMY SNYDER; born 20 July 1805; died 13 October 1856.⁷⁶³

In 1850, Samuel, Amy, and family were living in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁷⁶⁴

 

Children of Samuel and Amy (Snyder) Beavers:

	319	i.	Sarah6 Beavers; born circa 1828; married 30 October 1838765 George W. Bonnell, Jr., son of Samuel's sister Sarah (Beavers) Bonnell (#70); hence they were first cousins.
	320	ii.	John Wesley Beavers; born October 1831 in New Jersey; married Emeline [—?—]; born November 1832 in New Jersey. The family lived in Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, where John was a farmer in 1860 (census page 295, 1870 (page 544), 1880 (page 442), and 1900 (page 4b), when John and Emeline were living alone. Their children known from the federal censuses (all born in New Jersey): (1) Rebecca Jane Beavers, born circa 1857; (2) Elijah W. Beavers, born circa 1859; (3) Georgiana Beavers, born circa 1863; (4) Margaret E. Beavers, born 1865; (5) Ulysses Beavers, born circa 1867; (6) William E. Beavers, born circa 1870; and (8) Samuel M. Beavers, born circa 1875.
	321	iii.	Lydia Beavers; born circa 1835 in New Jersey; married Lambert Smith; born circa 1834 in New Jersey: On the 2nd of February [1854], near Clinton, by Rev. J. G. Williamson, Mr. L. K. Smith, and Miss Lydia W. Beavers, all of this county” [Warren County]. In 1880 Lambert, Lydia, and family were living in Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Their children reported in the 1880 census (all born in New Jersey) were (1) Charles Smith, born circa 1861; (2) Ellie Smith, born circa 1865; (3) Martha Smith, born circa 1865; (4) Etta Smith, born circa 1876 (a gap of 10 years between Martha and Etta?); and (5) Louisa Smith, born circa 1880.
	322	iv.	Martha Beavers; born circa 1837 in New Jersey; married 21 November 1858 William H. Cole; born circa 1844 in New Jersey. In 1880, William, Martha and daughters Lizzie and Emma were living in Union Township, Hunterdon Count, where William was enumerated as a miller. Their children reported in the 1880 federal census were (1) Lizzie Cole, born circa 1861 in New Jersey; and (2) Emma Cole, born circa 1862 in New Jersey.1880.
	323	v.	Abigail (Abby) Beavers; born 1841 in New Jersey; married Hiram Hoffman; born circa 1839 in New Jersey. In 1870, Hiram and family were living in Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where Hiram was enumerated as a farmer. Child known from the 1870 federal census (page 109): (1) Archibald Hoffman, born circa 1867 in New Jersey
	324	vi.	George Beavers; married 1 October 1847770 Nancy Johnson. George was possibly the first born; he was not in the household in 1850.

72. ALEXANDER⁵ WHITE (Mary⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born in Sussex County, New Jersey; married JANE ANDERSON on 12 May 1806; she was born 1789, either in New Jersey,⁷⁷¹ or Virginia, as reported in the 1850 federal census. In 1850, Jane, widow, was living by herself in Wood County, Virginia.⁷⁷²

According to "Anderson family information,"⁷⁷³ Jane (Jennie, Jency) Anderson was a daughter of Peter and Agnes [-?-] Anderson; and she was born after 1789? in Ohio County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) and died after 1850 in Wood County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia). Jane (Anderson) White's brother Edward Anderson married Elizabeth Staats and had son Michael Staats Anderson who married Prudence White (#341), a child of George Beavers and Rebecca (Jackson) White (#78).

 

Known children of Alexander and Jane (Anderson) White:⁷⁷⁴

	325	i.	Claresa6 White; born in Wood County, Virginia; married, 24 February 1831, Barney O'Neal. In 1880, a Barney O'Neal, born circa 1808 in Virginia (his father was reported born in Ireland and his mother in Maryland), was living in La Salle County, Illinois, where Barney was enumerated as a farmer.775 He was living with Mary [-?-]; born circa 1816 in Ohio (his second wife?) and children Barney O'Neal, born circa 1859 in Illinois, and Asa O'Neal, born circa 1861 in Illinois.
	326	ii.	(tentative) Harriet White; born in Wood County; died September 1843; married 3 December 1834, George Washington Flinn (?Flynn).
	327	iii.	Alexander White; born in Wood County.
	328	iv.	[-?-] White.
	329	v.	(tentative) Mary Catherine White; born after 1812; died after 1900; married (first), 27 December 1827, Robert Flynn (?Flinn); died before 1850 in Wood County; married (second), after 1850, Albert Congrove.
	330	vi.	Nancy White; born 16 November 1820 in Wood County, Virginia, died 13 January 1849 in Wood County.

76. WILLIAM⁵ WELLINGTON WHITE (Mary⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 4 February 1783 in Sussex County (probably a part that is now in present-day Warren County) New Jersey; died 29 January 1842 in Virginia (a part that became West Virginia); married RACHEL PAXTON (also spelled Paxon); born March 1789 in New Jersey.⁷⁷⁶ In 1850, Rachel was living with her son-in-law Thomas Morris and his children in Lewis County, Virginia.

 

Children of William and Rachel (Paxton) White:

	331	i.	John6 Preston White; born 21 January 1806 in Lewis County, Virginia.
+	332	ii.	Alexander White; born 28 February 1808 in Lewis County, Virginia; married Mary White.
	333	iii.	Mary White; born circa 1810 in Lewis County, West Virginia; married Philip Nicholas; born circa 1804 in Virginia. In 1850, Phillip, Mary and family were living in Lewis County, Virginia, where Phillip was enumerated as a farmer.777 Others listed in the household in 1850, all presumed to be children (all born in Virginia): (1) John Nicholas, born circa 1833; (2) Granville Nicholas, born circa 1835; (3) George Nicholas, born circa 1837; (4) Alexander Nicholas, born circa 1840; (5) Isaac Nicholas (male), born circa 1842; (6) Sarah R. Nicholas, born circa 1844; (7) Vievanna? Nicholas (male), born circa 1846; and (8) Mary Nicholas, born circa 1849. One other child of Philip and Mary was (9) (first born) William Nicholas.778
	334	iv.	George Beavers White; born circa 1812 in Lewis County, Virginia; married Margaret Nicholas; born circa 1813 in Virginia. In 1850, George, Margaret and children were living in Lewis County, Virginia, where George was enumerated as a farmer.779 Also in the household in 1850 was a Rachael White, born circa 1832 in Virginia. Others listed in the household in 1850, all presumed to be children (all born in Virginia): (1) Weeden White, born circa 1834; (2) John White; born circa 1841; (3) Rachel White, born circa 1844; (4) Isabel White, born circa 1846; (5) Nancy White, born circa 1847; and (6) Mary White, born circa 1850. Others reported to be children of George and Margaret (Nicholas) White (not necessarily in order of birth) were (7) George Washington White, (8) Susan White, (9) Margaret White, (10) Prudence White, and Betty White.780
	335	v.	Prudence White; born 10 July 1814 in Lewis County, Virginia; she was probably deceased by the time of the 1850 federal census; married Thomas S. Morris; born circa 1807 in Virginia. In 1850, Thomas and children were living in Lewis County, Virginia, where Thomas was listed as a carpenter.781 Also with the family in 1850, was Prudence's mother, Rachel White. Children of Thomas and Prudence (White) Morris listed in the 1850 federal census (all born in Kentucky): (1) Adeline Morris, born circa 1842; (2) Mary Morris, born circa 1843; (3) Rebecca Morris, born circa 1845; (4) Richard Morris, born circa 1846; and (5) Sarah Morris, born circa 1848. Others reported to be children of Thomas and Prudence (not necessarily in order of birth): (6) Rachel Morris, (7) Elizabeth Morris, and (8) Susan Morris.782 After the death of Prudence, Thomas Morris married Susanna Bouse, and had children John Morris, Elizabeth Morris and Susan Morris. Susan Morris married Auldice Hale; their daughter Clara-Lyle Hale married George Schultz, whose daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Suzanne Schultz married John Jones. Betty (Schultz) Jones provided primary documentation on Thomas Morris and second wife Susanna Bouse and their children.
+	336	vi.	Paxton Ezekiel Stout White; born 25 March 1819; died 15 July 1888; married Mary Maxon.
	337	vii.	Sarah White; born 30 December 1821 in Lewis County, Virginia; married Israel Simmons; born circa 1820 in Virginia. In 1880. Israel, Sarah and family were living in Lewis County Virginia, where Israel was enumerated as a farmer.783 Others listed in the household in 1850, all presumed to be children (all born in Virginia): (1) David Simmons, born circa 1846; (2) William W. Simmons, born circa 1848; and (3) Taylor (Ira?) Simmons, born circa 1850. Others reported to be children of Israel and Sarah (White) Simmons (not all necessarily in order of birth):784 (4) Ira Preston White (was probably  enumerated as Taylor in the 1850 census), (5) William Simmons, (6) Rachel Victoria Simmons, (7) Joseph Dallas Simmons; and (8) Alexander Clark Simmons.
+	338	viii.	William Paxton White; born 25 February 1824 in Virginia; died 1880; married Elizabeth Gantz.
	339	ix.	Rachel White; born 1828 in Lewis County, Virginia; married William J. Bailey. Note that Nancy White (#83), born 1804, a daughter of Alexander (II) and Mary (Beavers) White, and hence aunt of Rachel White, also married a William J. Bailey.